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1	1	H.R. No. 1254
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Edmund
6	6	G. Peterson of Irving, who passed away on March 18, 2009, at the age
7	7	of 88; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The son of Edmund B. and Addie Hunt Peterson, "Pete"
9	9	Peterson was born on August 22, 1920, in California; he later
10	10	relocated to the Lone Star State, and he graduated from Ball High
11	11	School in Galveston; answering his nation's call to duty, he joined
12	12	the United States Army, serving as a first lieutenant, unit
13	13	commander, and operations and training staff officer in the
14	14	Philippines during World War II, and he received a Purple Heart and
15	15	the U.S. Army Bronze Commendation Medal; Mr. Peterson went on to
16	16	attend The University of Texas, where he played football, as well as
17	17	the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; and
18	18	WHEREAS, Mr. Peterson pursued a career as a civil engineer,
19	19	and he worked on such projects as the Panama Canal, the World Trade
20	20	Center in Dallas, and the original Women's Building at Dallas Fair
21	21	Park; he was further engaged in numerous business ventures as a
22	22	commercial and industrial real estate developer and an
23	23	entrepreneur; he launched Peterson Research and Development, and he
24	24	was a delegate to the World Service Office, traveling as a diplomat
25	25	and helping to enhance the international globalization of various
26	26	trade markets; and
27	27	WHEREAS, Active in the community, Mr. Peterson was a founder
28	28	of the Saint Thomas Episcopal Church in Dallas and of the Dallas
29	29	Symphony's summer concerts, and he also owned a cancer research
30	30	clinic; a music lover, he played the trumpet, and he was the
31	31	executive producer and proprietor of the Maple Theater, which
32	32	featured plays, musicals, and operas; moreover, Mr. Peterson was a
33	33	gourmet cook, an aviator, and a rancher, and he took great pleasure
34	34	in spending time with his family; and
35	35	WHEREAS, A dedicated citizen and a successful businessman,
36	36	Pete Peterson was an inspiration to many, and he will be greatly
37	37	missed by all those who were fortunate enough to share in his love
38	38	and friendship; now, therefore, be it
39	39	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
40	40	Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Edmund G. Peterson
41	41	and extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his
42	42	children, Deborah M. Hunt and her husband, Richard, Kathryn A.
43	43	"Missi" Hunt and her husband, Dennis, and Grant T. Peterson and his
44	44	wife, Patricia; to his grandchildren, Laura Chambers, Maddie
45	45	Peterson, and Preston Hunt; to his great-grandchildren, Allison and
46	46	Hunter Chambers; to his stepson, Doug Peterson, and his wife,
47	47	Victoria; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further
48	48	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
49	49	prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
50	50	Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Edmund G.
51	51	Peterson.
52	52	Maldonado
53	53	______________________________
54	54	Speaker of the House
55	55	I certify that H.R. No. 1254 was unanimously adopted by a
56	56	rising vote of the House on April 14, 2009.
57	57	______________________________
58	58	Chief Clerk of the House